Tax Manager, Strategic Tax Review

Do you have excellent tax compliance / consulting skills and a strong desire to join a cutting-edge team? Do you like working to help companies achieve their tax objectives and their individual risk profiles? Do you have a passion for a unique and challenging role? If so, we have the career opportunity to keep you intrigued well beyond the tax code!

Work you'll do

As a Tax Manager within the National Federal Tax Services group you will provide tax consulting services to a diverse client base in a variety of industry sectors. You will work directly with the client, manage the tax engagement team, have access to technical specialists when needed, have the support of others in NFTS that have deep relationships with our Clients and be connected to a strong support system from firm Leadership to ensure you are set up for success in your role and career.

• Participating in engagements requiring tax analysis for a variety of entities and their affiliates.
• Day-to-day participation in projects through the delivery of tax consulting services to the client.
• Supervising assignments by the professional accountants serving as Tax Consultants and Interns.
• Researching and analyzing new facts patterns and laws, regulations, cases and administrative guidance.
• Comprehensive review of information to understand a Client's business and its tax returns.
• Managing a phased project from kick-off through completion, assuring that key milestones are met and approached with a sense of urgency.
• Advising clients on strategies to address technical issues and business restructurings systematically in an effective and efficient manner.
• Managing engagement workflow, engagement team resources, and engagement billing.
• Providing leadership, counseling, and career guidance for the development and motivation of the engagement team.

The team

National Federal Tax Services (NFTS) is a national practice within Deloitte Tax LLP made up of multiple tax service offerings including Strategic Tax Review, Inventory Tax Services, and Meals & Entertainment Review Services, among others. Each NFTS service offering has been developed and built as a result of a tax planning opportunity, a marketplace need, or a technological innovation - all with the purpose of delivering results for our clients. Our people are entrepreneurial in spirit and have always had the work-hard/play-hard mentality. NFTS service lines provide tax planning and compliance support for the largest organizations across all industries.

Our team specializing in Strategic Tax Review (STR) is a leading client service group focused on identifying tax planning opportunities that generate significant cash savings for our clients in addition to, in some cases, lowering our clients' overall effective tax rate. Typically, clients are large to midsize corporations currently paying cash taxes. Strong targets include, but are not limited to, companies that incur significant capital expenditures and have the objective of identifying substantial recurring tax savings opportunities.

Qualifications

Required

• Ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model that requires US Tax professionals to co-locate in person 2-3 days per week.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or other business-related field
• 5+ years' experience in federal tax consulting
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
• Ability to travel up to 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• One of the following active accreditations obtained, in process, or willing able to obtain:
• Licensed CPA in state of practice/primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA
• If not CPA eligible:
• Licensed attorney
• Enrolled Agent
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Charged Financial Advisor (CFA)
• Professional Engineer

Preferred

• Advanced degree such as MST, MAcc, JD or LLM
• Demonstrated sound judgment and instincts in evaluating complex scenarios
• Demonstrated effective research, and verbal and written communication skills
• Aptitude in MS Project, Word, Excel, and Visio
• Previous Big 4 experience
• Previous tax consulting experience

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in California, Deloitte is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to California and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $120,610 to $223,990.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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